A hotel next door. A tax bill that makes you question what you’re getting. Parked cars that block your view of the road. For residents who shared their thoughts with The Lake Report, the municipal election comes down to decisions they can feel close to home.
In its Oct. 13, 2022 election edition, The Lake Report outlined the top issues facing voters, including regional taxes, overdevelopment, tourism management and transparency. Four years later, many of those same concerns remain part of the conversation.
Looking at the participation of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s eligible voters during the last four election cycles, turnout has tended to oscillate between either slightly less than or slightly more than half of the eligible population of electors casting their ballots.
Most people know this lifelong Niagara-on-the-Lake resident as Karen Taylor-Jones. But as a candidate for town council in the upcoming election, she is listed and will appear on the ballot as Karen Jones-Taylor.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Residents' Association spent weeks putting election candidates in the hot seat. But when it comes to telling voters who deserves a seat at the table, the group is staying out of it.
Residents of Lamberts Walk, the small community bordering Virgil’s Centennial Sports Park, are not particularly supportive of a court case that has shut the park's...
Steve HardakerCommunity Correspondent
Under grey skies and the threat of showers, residents of Niagara on the Green gathered to celebrate Earth Week by holding a...
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake has been honoured with an international accounting award for the ninth consecutive year.
The municipality received the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting from the Government...
Guests are once again flowing into Niagara-on-the-Lake wineries for tastings and tours, turning a corner after two years of restrictions, limited capacities and extensive COVID-19 protocols.
Traffic...
Move over Hells Angels, there’s a new breed of troublemaker in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
And they’re fanatics about pickleball.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Pickleball club is at the centre of a...
Why me? Why here? Why now?
These may be some of the questions Niagara-on-the-Lake residents are asking themselves after several weeks of coyote confrontations reported...
The Niagara-on-the Lake-Horticultural Society is planning its annual plant sale for May 14.
Cindy Grant, chair of the group's popular Garden Tour event, said it...
It looks more like a community centre than a place of worship, but when the mammoth Central Community Church on York Road officially opens in May, it will be...
Steve HardakerCommunity Correspondent
Residents of Niagara on the Green will gather to celebrate Earth Week by holding a spring neighbourhood cleanup on Saturday, April 23.
The...
John SayersSpecial to The Lake Report
What do you associate with Easter Saturday? Well, if you’re at Grace United Church it’s the Jam Sale.
Crafted lovingly...
Niagara-on-the-Lake's population does not need to grow as fast as its economic base thanks to its proximity to major urban centres, an economist says.
“Niagara-on-the-Lake...
The return of the festivals continues this year and another popular NOTL event will be back after a two-year COVID hiatus.
The St. Davids Lions Carnival will...
